In a widely anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court today unanimously reversed a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling that allowed a class action to go forward against Wal-Mart.   And, in its majority ruling, the Court found that the action should be completely dismissed given that plaintiffs could not ultimately overcome [...]

On June 7, 2011, Senator Patrick Leahy introduced “The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act” — the fourth time he has introduced this particular piece of legislation.  According to the senator’s press release, the law would ”establish a national standard for data breach notification, and require American businesses that collect and store consumers’ sensitive personal information [...]